The Internal Audit and Risk Team is responsible for ensuring that the department has the appropriate enterprise risk, internal audit governance and assurance arrangements in place as well as operational functions.

As the Risk Support Officer at the Department of Education, you will be reporting to the Assistant Director of Enterprise Risk, to deliver a range of activities that support the department’s enterprise risk management arrangements, as well as liaison between the department and our insurance provider Comcover, in a project-based workplace.

The team is seeking an APS level 5 who enjoys being a strategic thinker, a team-player and who is willing to work across a broad range of activities in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment. Ideally you possess, or are in a position to develop your, policy, analytical, investigative and technical skills including the ability to contribute to the measurement and monitoring of policy and delivery effectiveness.

In this role, your responsibilities will include the following:

- Contributing to the development of routine high-quality and timely briefings, correspondence, and reports for a range of stakeholders, including senior executive staff and committees.
- Monitoring and managing the team’s group risk inbox including the management of various risk related enquiries.




- Supporting the delivery of activities that coordinate and implement the department’s enterprise risk management arrangements, including training and awareness programs.
- Supporting reviews of existing policies and assisting in the development and maintenance of new policies and frameworks with a particular focus on risk management and assurance.
- Support in the liaison with Comcover for insurance claims, renewals, the department’s participation in the biennial Comcover Risk Management Benchmarking Survey and relevant communities of practices.
- Providing advice and support to line areas in terms of risk management and assurance including assisting with enquiries related to the department’s risk system RiskNet2.0.
- Maintain and administer risk dashboards, ensuring risk information and reporting views remain current, accurate and fit for purpose.

Employment at the Department of Education is subject to conditions prescribed within the Public Service Act 1999 including:

- Citizenship: Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.
- Security Clearance: This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

📌 Risk Support Officer (Australia)
🏢 Department Of Education
📍 Australia